Dr. Steven Kull and Jen Rubin on public perception of foreign aid and tariffs

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Hi, I'm Jen Rubin, Editor-in-Chief at The Contrarian.

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Hi, I'm Jen Rubin, Editor-in-Chief at The Contrarian. I'm delighted to welcome Stephen Cole. Stephen is the Director of the Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland. Welcome.

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Thanks for having me.

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You recently did some polling on attitudes about foreign aid, about USAID in particular, about tariffs. And I think they will surprise many people. Talk to us a little bit about what the public perception is in terms of this desire to cut or even eliminate foreign aid. Is that really such a popular position?

Dr. Steven Kull and Jen Rubin on public perception of foreign aid and tariffs

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Feb 27, 2025

Jen Rubin and Steven Kull discuss the public perception of US spending on foreign aid, reducing the breadth of USAID programming, and tariffs

Dr. Steven Kull is a political psychologist and director of the Program for Public Consultation, School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. For two decades, he has conducted in-depth studies of public opinion on public policy issues, in the United States and around the world. He directs the international polling project WorldPublicOpinion.org, a collaboration of research centers from around the world.

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You recently did some polling on attitudes about foreign aid, about USAID in particular, about tariffs. And I think they will surprise many people. Talk to us a little bit about what the public perception is in terms of this desire to cut or even eliminate foreign aid. Is that really such a popular position?